Project Grant 25DG11094200241
- The Maine Consolidated Forestry Programs Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $2.76 million to support urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, state fire capacity, and volunteer programs in Maine through June 2030. Funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), this Project Grant will advance forest resource management, conservation, and related services. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and...
- This $494,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture. The project will support a variety of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Maine from August 2024 through May 2029. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree...
- This $3,262,592 Project Grant award to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry was made on September 25, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support a variety of forestry initiatives in Maine, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, and forest resilience activities, over a period ending on June 30, 2028. Past federal grants to this state agency have funded land...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $676,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry on August 30, 2024. This federal grant will fund a range of forest conservation and management activities in Maine over a 4-year period ending on September 30, 2028. Planned initiatives include acquiring conservation easements, implementing forest health monitoring programs,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant, with a performance period from January 17, 2025 to September 30, 2029, will fund initiatives to support climate change adaptation, forest health, and access to environmental markets for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maine. Key activities...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $337,518 to the Maine Department of Agriculture under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698) for the period of August 8, 2021 through June 30, 2025. Funding will support the MAINE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE project to provide services with respect to nonfederal forest and other rural lands, including control of rural fires as well as prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,533,333 Project Grant under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant period runs from January 21, 2025 through June 30, 2029. The purpose of the Forest Legacy Program is to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion to non-forest uses through conservation easements or land purchases. Under this grant award, the Maine...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund the administration of Maine's Forest Legacy Program over a 5-year period from December 2023 to June 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the acquisition of...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The award, effective December 23, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maine. Key activities include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance,...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will support the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry with $415,458 in funding from November 2024 through September 2029. The grant will enable the procurement of three mobile fuel trailers to support the state's wildland fire aviation program, the purchase of additional fire hose for fire...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $2,952,178 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) federal grant program. This consolidated payment grant will be used to increase active management for healthy and productive forests in Maine and reduce wildfire risk. The funding supports the Forest Stewardship Program, Urban and Community Forestry Program, State Fire Capacity Program, and Volunteer Fire Capacity Program. Key activities include assisting and educating forest landowners on sustainable management, providing financial and technical assistance to communities for urban forestry, addressing critical state fire preparedness and suppression needs, and supporting small volunteer fire departments in rural communities. The award period is from August 18, 2025 to June 30, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.5m | 8/18/25 |